Articles about e-commerce

OLX in R22.4bn deal to buy France’s La Centrale

The online classifieds firm will acquire French autos platform La Centrale for €1.1 billion, marking its entry into Western Europe.

Gobuddy looks to revolutionise e-commerce deliveries

The company uses route-matching technology to connect customer deliveries in the e-commerce sector to vetted transporters already travelling along those routes.

Takealot extends e-commerce lead despite arrival of disruptors

The Naspers-owned group maintains its grip on the market, despite multinational e-commerce disruptors like Amazon, Shein and Temu gaining momentum in SA.

Reinventing retail through cloud

As traditional retail and e-commerce converge, the businesses that align trust, data and infrastructure will set the standard for customer experience.

Sales spike for Checkers Sixty60

The Checkers-owned last-mile delivery platform’s sales increased by 47.7% to R18.9 billion, in the year ended 30 June.

How Lamus Design is changing e-commerce for small businesses in SA

Instead of locking you into ongoing payments, Lamus Design offers once-off e-commerce website packages suited to small businesses.

Ten signs your hobby or side hustle is ready for e-commerce, .STORE domain

An online store helps you manage growth by making the buying process smoother for your customers and easier for you to handle inventory and fulfilment.

Slashing transaction fees for Shopify businesses – TJ, Boodil partnership

Transaction Junction has teamed up with e-commerce payments company Boodil for the launch of an e-commerce payment solution for Shopify merchants.

Shein, Temu growth puts thousands of SA retail jobs at risk

A new report urges urgent digital transformation, including AI adoption, to counter rising competition from Shein and Temu to avoid thousands of job losses.

ITWeb TV: Mall of Africa harnesses tech amid Shein, Temu disruption

Waterfall City is adopting smart retail tech and flexible leasing to counter rising competition from global e-commerce platforms.

Govt-backed e-commerce platforms go live

The Shop Proudly SA business-to-customer platform and Market Access Platform business-to-business portal are now live.

Proudly SA banks on local e-commerce

In partnership with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, Proudly South African readies two e-commerce platforms.